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Saffron

Girl

Meaning of Saffron: English: 'yellow flower'

Saffron is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6408th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1021st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6408

17 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1021

34 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

726

First recorded 1974 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 32 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 36 babies2007: 30 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 34 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 30 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 18 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 23 babies2025: 17 babies
US babies named Saffron per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 36.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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